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Broadcast Requirements

For broadcasting on Streaming platform you will require a modern PC running a Window 7 or 8 Operating System. If you are streaming with HD Wave you will need to have a computer that is at least as powerful as the examples given below for the 1080p and 720p broadcasts.

If streaming an external video source (from capture card or camera) then the following PC requirements apply based off of the video source you would like to stream.

Minimum Broadcasting Requirements:

1080p HD (1920×1080)

Bitrate: 2000 Kbs recommended

CPU: Intel Core i7 Extreme i7-975 3.33GHz

Memory: 4GB – any DDR3 memory

HDD: 10MB available disk space

720p HD (1280×720)

Bitrate: 1200 Kbs recommended

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 3GHz

Memory: 4GB

HDD: 10MB available disk space

480p (854×480)

Bitrate: 512 Kbs recommended

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz

Memory: 1GB

HDD: 10MB available disk space

Server Requirements

Your server hardware specifications should be:

CPU: AMD/INTEL Quad Core @ 2.13 Ghz or better

RAM: Minimum 8 GB or higher (minimum DDR2 or higher)

HDD: 2 x 1TB SATA Enterprise drives

1000Mbs NIC Connection to Internet

You also need to have installed into your server the following software:

Capture Requirements

We are continually testing equipment as new cameras and capture devices are always being introduced. If you are an equipment manufacturer and would like your gear added to the list or if you are having a good experience with particular hardware, please contact us so that we can add your camera to this list.

Confirmed Video Sources:

We have tested a variety of cameras, DVD players, DVR’s, ranging from inexpensive to production quality. Some capture devices are outlined in the following manual entry:

Hardware Set-Up:

See the following tutorial video on how to connect your video and audio sources to your broadcasting PC here:

How to connect your video and audio sources to your broadcasting PC.

Note: We recommend separating the audio and video in order to reduce load on the actual capture device. We highly suggest you pull in the audio through the ‘microphone in’ port on the PC’s motherboard.